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Science Snapshots From Berkeley Lab

December 23, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments actinides, Advanced Light Source, Beamline, beamlines, bioactinide, Biology, Biosciences, Cancer Drug, chelation of actinides, Chelators, chemical sciences, chemical synthesis, Colorectal Cancer, Department of Energy (DOE), Heavy Metals, Lanthanides, Lawrence Berekely National Laboratory, lung adenocarcinoma, Molecular Foundry, MRI contrast agents, Office of Science, Physics, Plutonium, tumors, UC Berkeley, X-Ray

This edition of Science Snapshots highlights the discovery of an investigational cancer drug that targets tumors caused by mutations in the KRAS gene, the development of a new library of artificial proteins that could accelerate the design of new materials, and new insight into the natural toughening mechanism behind adult tooth enamel.

Feature

A day in the life of a telescope camera assembler

December 18, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Department of Energy (DOE), Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, LSST, Mechanical Engineering, Office of Science, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

The LSST camera is the biggest digital camera ever constructed for ground-based astronomy. Within the year, Hannah and her teammates will finish assembling and testing the camera and it will be shipped to its home at the summit of Cerro Pachón in Chile.

Research Results

Tiny Quantum Sensors Watch Materials Transform Under Pressure

December 12, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments atomic defects, Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Energy Office of Science, Diamond Anvil Cell, Earth Science, Electricity, Energy Frontier Reseaerch Centers, Energy Storage, energy storage systems, High-temperature Superconductors, Magnetic Materials, MARS, Materials Science, Measure, Physics, quantum behavior, quantum materials, Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Physics, Sensor, smart materials, Spintronics, superconducting materials, UC Berkeley

Scientists at Berkeley Lab have developed a diamond anvil sensor that could lead to a new generation of smart, designer materials, as well as the synthesis of new chemical compounds, atomically fine-tuned by pressure.

Research Results

University of Kentucky Grant Seeks to Turn Coal Into Carbon Fiber

December 5, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments coal, Department of Energy (DOE), University Of Kentucky

UK’s Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) has received a $1.8 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant to transform coal tar pitch into high-value carbon fiber for use in aircraft, automobiles, sporting goods and other high-performance materials.

Announcement

Six Berkeley Lab Scientists Named AAAS Fellows

November 26, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments AAAS Fellows, bioactinide, BIOCHEMISTRY, Bioengineering, Biosciences, chelation therapy, chemical and biomolecular engineering, chemical sciences, Cosmology, Cyanobacteria, Dark Energy Survey, Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Energy Office of Science, earth and planetary sciences, Earth Sciences, Earthquakes, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Nuclear Engineering, Particle Physics, Physics, Plutonium, Radionuclides, Seismology, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Systems Biology, UC Berkeley

Six scientists from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Research Results

The Beauty of Imperfections: Linking Atomic Defects to 2D Materials’ Electronic Properties

November 20, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments 2D materials, Advanced Light Source, atomic defect, atomic defects, Berkeley Lab, Catalysis, Conductivity, Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Energy Office of Science, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Molecular Foundry, nanotechnology, NERSC, Quantum information science, Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Physics, scanning tunneling microscopy, Semiconductor, Sulfur

Scientists at Berkeley Lab have revealed how atomic defects emerge in transition metal dichalcogenides, and how those defects shape the 2D material’s electronic properties. Their findings could provide a versatile yet targeted platform for designing 2D materials for quantum information science.